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Lazy Holubtsi (Lazy Cabbage Rolls)

  • Christmas
  • Easter
  • First Course
  • Main Course
  • Pork Recipes
  • Ukrainian Cuisine
I bet everyone who has visited Ukraine or taken some interest in its cuisine knows and loves holubtsi (meat-stuffed cabbage rolls), one of the most popular main dishes. These people...

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April 29, 2022
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Zupa Grzybowa/Polish Christmas Mushroom Soup

  • Christmas
  • First Course
  • Soups
  • Polish Recipe Polish Recipe
How to Make Zupa Grzybowa: Soak the wild mushrooms overnight or at least 4 hours. Next day, place the mushrooms with the water they were soaking in in a medium...

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December 14, 2021
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Kapusta Z Grochem (Polish Cabbage with Yellow Peas)

  • Christmas
  • First Course
  • Soups
  • Polish Recipe Polish Recipe
Peas with cabbage have been served in Poland for nearly a thousand years! No wonder we have this specific version of braised sauerkraut, a Christmas meat-free dish. It is an...

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December 14, 2021
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Fried Carp (Karp Smażony)

  • Christmas
  • First Course
  • Soups
  • Polish Recipe Polish Recipe
Fried carp is a national food in Poland, though it is eaten only once a year—on Christmas Eve. Depending on local and family traditions, carp is fried with or without...

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December 14, 2021
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Turnip Stew/Steckrübensuppe

Cooking Time: 30 min
  • Fall
  • First Course
  • Soups
  • Winter
  • German Recipes German Recipes
This is one of the most simple dishes in German cuisine, and yet, every “Oma” has her own recipe. This heart stew made from kohlrabi is mainly consumed in winter...

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November 17, 2021
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Hønsekødssupper Med Kød Og Melboller (Chicken Soup with Meat and Dumplings)

  • First Course
  • Pork Recipes
  • Soups
  • Danish Recipes Danish Recipes
What started as a luxurious dish fed only to royals made it’s way down through families and is now very popular with all Danes. It is a soup of chicken stock...

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November 17, 2021
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Russian Borscht

Cooking Time: 50 min
  • First Course
  • Russian Recipes Russian Recipes
Although some might argue that this dish is Ukrainian, it has become a staple soup in Russian cuisine as well. The most important ingredient of this soup is beetroot, a...

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October 14, 2021
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Zelňačka (Sauerkraut Soup)

Cooking Time: 40 min
  • First Course
  • Soups
  • Czech Republic Cuisine Czech Republic Cuisine
Both kyselice and zelňačka are traditional Czech soups featuring sauerkraut as the main ingredient and are very often used interchangeably. Zelňačka is the generic term, while kyselice is often used...

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September 22, 2021
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Česnečka (Garlic Soup)

Cooking Time: 50 min
  • First Course
  • Soups
  • Czech Republic Cuisine Czech Republic Cuisine
The mighty soup! Czechs believe that garlic soup, aka česnečka, is the perfect cure for the ordinary cold or a hangover. Garlic has gained its reputation as a virus buster...

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September 22, 2021
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Kulajda (Mushroom, Potato, and Dill Soup)

Cooking Time: 45 min
  • First Course
  • Soups
  • Czech Republic Cuisine Czech Republic Cuisine
Given that this is one of the coldest, rainiest springs on record in the Czech Republic, it’s technically soup season (even if we wish that it wasn’t)! From creamy kulajda...

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September 22, 2021
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Ribbon Zucchini & Squash Salad

  • First Course
  • Salads
  • American Recipes by Professional Chefs American Recipes by Professional Chefs
Chef Sam Middeke combines shaved ribbons of zucchini and summer squash with tomatoes and finishes with a fresh tomato vinaigrette. It’s super light and bright and enhances the natural flavors...

Sam Middeke

June 13, 2021
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Grilled Chilled Shrimp Rolls

Cooking Time: 40
  • Breakfast
  • First Course
  • Main Course
  • Seafood Recipes
  • Snacks
  • American Recipes by Professional Chefs American Recipes by Professional Chefs
This is my take on the classic New England lobster roll. Serve this buttery, rich sandwich with a crisp, cold Sam Adams beer. Recipe courtesy of Grill Nation: 200 Surefire...

David Guas

June 11, 2021
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